Toilet-seat.



k'." P. MINNELLI.

TGILET SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, 1916.

1 ,@3%363 Patented July 3, 1917.,

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FBANK'P. MINNELLI, OF ITELAWARE, OHIO.

TOILET-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed February 8, 1916. Serial No. 77,102.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. MINNELLI, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Delaware, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvement in ToiletfSeats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates the provision of a sanitary toilet seat, and makes use of an attachment therefor embodying among other features bracketsarranged at the 0p posite sides of the seat for supporting rollers, from one of which a length of paper or the like is unwound, and wound upon the other of said rollers, the paper extending across the seat for the purpose of protecting -the user from contracting certain diseases and having an opening adapted to register with the opening in the seat.

An important object of the invention resides in the provision of a construction of a device of this character, whereby the paper as it is brought immediately above the seat is normally held in spaced relation thereto, with a view of preventing germs, insects or the like which may be about the seat or stool from coming in contact with the paper.

The invention resides in the specific construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended cla.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein Figure l is a top plan view of a toilet seat showing the attachment applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a view of one of the brackets removed from the seat.

Referring more particularly to the drawings by numerals 5 indicates a toilet seat of the ordinary and well known construction, to which the device forming the subject matter of my invention is adapted to be associatcd.

The device as disclosed in this embodiment of the invention consists of spaced pairs of bracket arms 6 secured to the under surface of the seat at opposite sides thereof. The arms preferably consist of a single length of flat metal bent into substantially lit-shaped foation, the vertical limbs 7 of which are twisted at their point of juncture with the formedintegral with projecting extensions 10, to permit the bracket arms at both sides of the seat to be properly spaced to accommodate a roll of paper of a width sufiicient to cover the entire seat in the manner clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The vertical limbs 7 of each pair of bracket arms are connected by means of a transverse brace rod 11 which serves to holdthe members in proper spaced relation, it being understood that the bracket arms are constructed fi'om any suitable material possessing a slight degree of resiliency to permit the free ends of the vertical limbs 7 to be spread to facilitate the insertion of the rollers 12 therebetween. The free ends of the vertical limbs 7 are preferably provided with suitable openings in which are journaled the opposite ends of the roller shaft 13. Upon one of the rollers is arranged a roll of suitable material, preferably paper, which as shown is intended to extend across the top of the seat 5 and have its free end connected with the roller 12 at the opposite (side of the seat. Removably associated with one end of the shaft upon which the roll of paper is supported, is a knob 15 preferably threaded on the said end of the shaft for the purpose of imparting a rotary movement thereto. The-paper 1s so wound upon the respective rolls, that as the knob 15 is operated to wind the paper on one of the rolls, it is simultaneously unwound from the other roll at the opposite side of the seat. The paper is provided at spaced intervals with enlarged openings adapted to be brought into registry with the opening in the seat 5, it being manifest that the paper serves to protect the user of the seat from certain diseases, and that the paper is adapted to be unwound 'from one roll and wound upon the other to present a new surface each time the seat is "used.

With a view of guiding the paper and properly spacing that portion thereof presented for use, with relation to the seat, l employ the guide rods 17 which are substantially of U-shaped formation and arranged in inverted position upon the horizontal limbs 8 of the bracket arms. The rods are so positioned with relation to the seat, as to normally hold that portion of the paper presented for use in spaced relation to the seat, and the distance between the paper and the seat may be varied at will byraising or lowering the guide rods 17, the parallel portions 18 of the latter being preferably threaded and passed through suitable openings inthe horizontal limbs 8 of the bracket arms, a nut 19 being adjustably associated with the rod for the purpose of holding the latter in any'desired adjusted position. The device is extremely simple in its make-up, and of s 1 1ch ponstruction to permit of its being readily and easily attached to toilet seats of any construction, the attachment in place providing an effective means of preventing the contraction of diseases by users of the seat, and very essential from a sanitary point of View.

While I have shown and described What I now consider. the preferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein illustrated, and that various changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

' What is claimed is 1. A toilet seat attachment comprising bracket arms depending from the opposite sides of the seat in spaced relation thereto,

a transverse rod connecting each pair of arms, a roller journaled between said arms, a roll of paper mounted upon one of the rollers and extending across the seat, an inverted U-shaped member associated with said arms at each side of the seat to hold the paper spaced therefrom, said paper having openings therein at spaced intervals and adapted to be unwound from said roll and Wound upon the other of said rollers to successively bring said openings in registry with the opening of the seat.

2. A toilet seat attachment comprising spaced substantially L-shaped bracket arms secured to the opposite sides of the seat, a

roller j ournaled between each pair of arms,iai

roll of paper fixed upon one of said rollers for rotation therewith and extending across the seat for connection with the other of said rollers, inverted U-shaped members at the opposite sides of the seat for guiding and spacing said paper above the seat, said paper having openings therein at spaced intervals, and a knob detachably associated V with the first mentioned roller'for rotating the latter whereby said paper is unwound from the roll and wound upon the roller at the opposite side of the seat.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK P. MINNELLI.

Witnesses:

HARRY W. CRIs'r, Js R. LYTLE. 

